Ministry of Labour & Employment
Alternative livelihood for women and children bidi workers
The Labour Welfare Scheme is implemented across the country through Labour Welfare Organizations situated in 18 Regions for welfare of the Beedi Workers and their family members. As per the data available, there are 49.82 lakh registered Beedi workers in the country out of which 36.25 lakh are women and no Child has been reported to be engaged in the Beedi Making industry. The number of women Beedi workers, region wise is attached at Annexure-I.
Ministry of Labour & Employment  in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship had been providing Skill Development training to the Beedi Workers and their dependents to engage them in alternative jobs from April, 2017 to March, 2020. The details of the beneficiaries under the Scheme from April, 2017 to March, 2020 are attached at Annexure – II.
The welfare of children of beedi workers is taken care of by the Labour Welfare Scheme. This Scheme has three components namely Health, Scholarship & Housing and the details are as under:-
 Health care facilities through 10  Hospitals and 285 dispensaries. Reimbursement of expenditure for specialized treatments .
 Financial Assistance for education to the children of beedi workers from class-I to college/University ranging from Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 25,000/- per student per annum, depending upon class/course.
 Subsidy of Rs.1,50,000/-  in three  installments at 25:60:15 ratio i.e. Rs.37,500, Rs.90,000 and Rs.22,500 receptively for construction of pucca houses, under Revised Integrated Housing Scheme  2016. However, RIHS has now been converged with Pradhan Mantri Awash Yojana.
Annexure-I
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Sl. No.
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Region
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Total number of beedi workers
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Total number of women employed in beedi making
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Total number of children employed in beedi making
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1
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Allahabad
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412757
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320514
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No children have been engaged in Beedi Making
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2
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Ahmedabad
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39011
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6074
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3
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Ajmer
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38791
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36793
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4
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Bangalore
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295511
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214165
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5
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Bhubaneswar
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208212
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180000
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6
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Chandigarh
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0
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0
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7
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Dehradun
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0
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0
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8
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Hyderabad
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458040
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452336
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9
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Jabalpur
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440556
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149844
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10
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Nagpur
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155089
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102810
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11
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Ranchi
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136519
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97972
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12
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Patna
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296972
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206510
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13
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Raipur
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3893
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3235
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14
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Kolkata
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189203
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1738313
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15
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Guwahati
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24398
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18519
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16
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Tirunelveli
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603076
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61253
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17
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Kannur
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40276
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36707
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18
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0
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0
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Total
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49,82,294
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36,25,045
Annexure-II
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Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents
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Region
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Training Completed

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Placement Provided
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Total
M+F

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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Total
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M
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F
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M
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F
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M
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F
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M
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F
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Total
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Ahmedabad
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785
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100
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164
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1049
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513
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220
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2
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0
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0
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8
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515
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228
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743
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Ajmer
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0
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30
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35
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65
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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30
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5
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|
30
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35
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Allahabad
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2
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46
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35
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83
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0
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0
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0
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|
4
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|
14
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1
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|
14
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|
5
|
|
19
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Bengaluru
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0
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|
260
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|
267
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|
527
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|
0
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|
0
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|
19
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|
50
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|
9
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|
62
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|
28
|
|
112
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|
140
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Bhubaneswar
|
|
298
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|
870
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1162
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2330
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|
10
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|
64
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|
72
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|
330
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|
517
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|
343
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|
599
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737
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1336
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Guwahati
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36
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56
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0
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92
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0
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|
1
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|
1
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
1
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|
1
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|
2
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Hyderabad
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0
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217
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202
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419
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0
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0
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1
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4
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6
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18
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7
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22
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29
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Jabalpur
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2
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577
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221
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800
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0
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0
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|
19
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65
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|
21
|
|
21
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|
40
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87
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127
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Kannur
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|
10
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0
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|
5
|
|
15
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3
|
|
3
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|
3
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|
3
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0
|
|
1
|
|
6
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|
7
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13
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Kolkata
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182
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136
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65
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383
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0
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|
12
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|
29
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36
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|
8
|
|
9
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|
37
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|
57
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|
94
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Nagpur
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0
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296
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|
130
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|
426
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0
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0
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0
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0
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18
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|
10
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18
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|
10
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|
28
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Patna
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3
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177
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50
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230
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2
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|
1
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|
19
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5
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3
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|
2
|
|
24
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|
8
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32
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Raipur
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175
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175
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|
20
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|
370
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|
34
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0
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|
43
|
|
51
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|
0
|
|
20
|
|
77
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|
71
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|
148
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Ranchi
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0
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|
0
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|
473
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|
473
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0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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Tirunelveli
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0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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Total
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1493
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2940
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2829
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7262
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|
562
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301
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|
208
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|
548
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|
601
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|
525
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|
1371
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|
1375
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2746
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Total
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-
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-
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-
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|
-
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863
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756
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1126
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2746
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This information was given by Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.